Ironing and dressing machine.



T. G. PLANT.

IRONING AND DRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1909. RENEWED FEB. 15, 1910.

Patented May 17 1910.

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IRONING AND DRESSING MACHINE, APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 3, 1909. RENEWEDFEB. 15, 1910.

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THOMAS G. PLANT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IRONING- AND DRESSING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 3, 1909, Serial No. 499,890.

Patented May 17, 1910. Renewed February 15, 1910. Serial No. 544,079.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. PLANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented an Improvement in Ironing and Dressing Machines, of whichthe following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a specification, like numerals on the drawings representing likeparts.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to machines forironing and dressing shoes, and more especially to machines of this typewhere the operations of ironing or dressing are performed while the bootor shoe is on the regular or follower last.

The aims and purposes of the invention are to provide a machine of theabove general type which will be simple in construction and effective inoperation, all of which and other objects will best be made clear fromthe following description and drawings of one form of means for puttingthe invention into practical efiect.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying thepresent in vention, parts being broken away to show the structurebeyond; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section showing the upperportion of the machine with a shoe locked in position for ironing ordressing; Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 2; Fig. a is a section online 41, Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a sectional detail showing the leg plates andtheir eX- panding means; Fig. 6 is a sectional detail of the expansibleend portion of the last supporting spindle; and Fig. 7 is a sectionaldetail on line 77, Fig. 2.

The machine supporting standard 1, Figs. 1 and 2, may be of any usual ordesired character and is herein represented as a col umn rising from asuitable base and having a bearing 2 at its upper portion for a barrel 3which is rotatable in said bearing by means of a hand wheel 4 secured tosaid barrel and is prevented from longitudinal movement in said bearingby a suitable cooperating groove 5 and pin 5', Fig. 2.

Disposed upon the standard below the hand wheel 4 is a projection 6 towhich is pivotally mounted a friction piece 7, normally held in raisedposition by means of a spring 8, which is adjustable to vary thefrictional contact between the friction piece 7 and the hand wheel 4 bymeans of an adjusting screw 9, the construction being such that whilethe barrel 3 may be readily turned in the bearing 2, the friction piece7 bearing upon the hand wheel 4 will serve to prevent any undue oroverriding turning action.

Secured to the barrel is the upper portion of the leg 10, Fig. 2, whichhas secured thereto by suitable means, as the rivets or bolts 11, theleg plates. These leg plates extend well forward from the top of the legportion 10 and, when the shoe to be ironed or dressed is in operativeposition, their outer end portions embrace the cone or crown of thelast, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. In the present form of theinvention these leg plates comprise the front or upper leg plate 12 andthe two side leg plates 13, 13, as best indicated in Figs. 3 and 5. Thefront or upper leg plate 12 extends, as indicated in Fig. 3,continuously from side to side of the leg portion forming a continuoussurface, and the side leg plates 13 are each formed separately, asindicated in Fig. 3, so that they may be separated somewhat, as willhereinafter more fully ap pear, the front or upper leg plate 12 beinglikewise mounted upon the upper leg portion 10 so as to be capable ofupward separation from the side leg plates. These plates may be formedof spring material, preferably metal, if desired, and their connectionto the top leg portion 10 may be such as to permit them to havesuflicient movement at their ends, which are to overlie the cone orcrown of the last, that said cone or crown may be readily placed betweensuch ends, as will hereinafter apppear.

Extending from the top leg portion 10 in the illustrated form of theinvention are the socketed bearings 14, 14, Fig. 2, for the actuatingpins 15, 16, carrying the wedges 17, 18, and normally held pressed tothe right, Fig. 2, by means of suitable springs 19 and 20, one end ofsuch springs bearing against the bearing 14 andthe other against theface of its respective wedge 17 or 18. The ends 21, 22 of the actuatingpins are thus held in their projected position, to the right, Fig. 2, sothat as a last and shoe is pushed to the left into ironing or dressingposition, the said actuating pins 15 will be likewise moved to the leftby contact with the cone or crown of the last, thus freeing the wedges17 and 18 from their cotiperating wedges 23 and 24: carried by the frontor upper leg plate and the side leg plates respectively, therebypermitting the said plates to contract upon the last. Since there aretwo side leg plates, the wedge 18, see Fig. 5, is preferably formed induplicate, so that its wedge faces coact with the corresponding wedgefaces of the wedges 2% on each of the side leg plates 13, as will bereadily understood.

From the construction thus far described it will be obvious that undernormal conditions the actuating pins 15 and 16 will be held forced tothe right, Fig. 2, and that the front or upper leg plate and the sideleg plates will be moved respectively upward and sidewise, such actionbeing permitted by their strong character or otherwise, so that when alasted shoe is brought into coiiperat-ing relation with said plates, theend portions of said plates will be sufficiently separated to allow thecone or crown of the last to come between them, and thereafter the coneor crown of the last will contact with the under portions 21, 22 of theactuating pins and force them inward, or to the left, Fig. 2, therebypermitting the front or upper and side leg plates to close upon thelast.

It will be noted that the edges of the side leg plates overlap the edgesof the top leg plate at each side so as to form a complete rounded legportion at their overlapping parts.

Since an ordinary last usually enlarges from the cone or crown thereoftoward the sole portion, it may be desirable in some aspects of theinvention to make the leg plates extend well to the front and to havethe space defined by their free end portions sufficiently large for theentrance of the cone or crown of the last without expanding movementthereof, but in any case the outer edge portions of the plates bearfirmly upon the last, as indicated in Fig. 2, when the last is inironing or dressing position.

Extending longitudinally through the leg portion and barrel 3 is thelast supporting spindle 25, Figs. 1 and 2, having an expansible endportion for engaging with the usual last pin socket 26, as indicated inFigs. 2 and 6, whereby when the last pin socket 26 is thus engaged bythe expansible end of the last supporting spindle, the last may befirmly held in position, as will presently appear. As one form orembodiment of this feature of the present invention, the end 27 of thelast supporting spindle is preferably bent or turned somewhat, asindicated 1n F 2 and 6, said last supporting spindle being provided witha longitudinal recess 29 in which slides the end expander 28. The endexpander 28 at its outer end, the left in Fig. 2, carries a lug 30 and acap piece 31 provided with a socket in which the end of the lastsupporting spindle 25 is movable. Disposed between the cap piece 31 anda collar 32 secured to the last supporting spindle 25 is a spring 33,the normal tendency of which is to force the cap piece, and consequently the end expander 28, to the left, Fig. 2, the construction beingsuch that when the end expander 28 is free to move wit-h reference tothe last supporting spindle 25, the spring 33 will move itlongitudinally of the last supporting spindle and cause its bent end3-1, Fig. 6, to move outward from the slot 29 in the bent end 27 of thespindle and consequently bind in the pin socket 26 of the last 35; but,upon pressure being applied to the cap piece 31, the end expander 28will be moved in the reverse direction until the end of the cap piece 31meets the end of the last supporting spindle 25, thus contracting theexpansible end por tion of the spindle.

The collar 32 fast upon the spindle 25 is provided with an upwardlyextending lug portion 36 which engages a pin 37 projecting from thebarrel and acting as a guide, so that rot-ative movement of the lastsupporting spindle is prevented.

The last supporting spindle 25 is provided with a series of teeth 38,Fig. 2, which are adapted to engage the locking edge 39 of a lock 40,Fig. 4, pivoted at l1 on the cap 42 secured by screws 43 to the end ofthe barrel 3. A spring 44, Fig. 4, having one end attached at 45 to onearm of the lock 40 and its other end secured to a pin 416 of the cap 42serves to force the lock normally into locking engagement with the teeth38 on the last supporting spindle. The lock 10 has a toe portion 17 bywhich the lock may be tripped in a manner as will be presently madeclear.

Pivotally mounted at 48 near the base of the machine column is thetreadle 19 normally held in raised position by a spring 50 and havingrising from said treadle a rod 51, the upper end of which is providedwith screw threads 52 by which a trip 53 is adjustably secured to theupper end of said rod. Below the trip 53 the rod 51 passes looselythrough an aperture 5-JE in the arm 55 of a bell crank pivoted at 56,the other arm 57 of said bell crank being extended upward and providedwith aface 58 adapted to bear upon the end of the cap piece 31. A spring59 having one end secured at 60 to the arm 55 of the bell crank and itsother end secured at 61 to the machine column normally acts upon thebell crank with less energy than the spring 33 to force the end expander28 and the last supporting spindle to the right, or in projectedposition.

Mounted on the column 1 at 62 is a trip finger 63, the end of which isadapted to engage with the toe 4:7 of the lock 40 to throw the lock outof operative relation with the teeth 38 on the last supporting spindle.To cause this tripping actlon of the trip finger, said finger isprovided with a tail piece 64 extending downward therefrom and a toe 65,somewhat at an angle to the tail piece 64, extending upward therefrom,the construction being such that, upon downward movement of the trip 53under actuation of the treadle 49, the trip finger 63 will be throwninto engagement with the toe 47 of the lock 40 and, by its cam shapedupper surface, the trip finger 63 will trip the lock. On reversemovement of the trip 53 the trip finger 63 will be moved in an oppositedirection by the trip 53 engaging the toe 65.

Various modifications may be made in the form and general character ofthe parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Assume the parts to be in normal position ready to receive a lastedshoe, that is, the last supporting spindle 25 projecting to the rightunder the tension of spring 59 and the end 27 of said spindle being inexpanded condition under the tension of the spring 33. The operatorplaces his foot upon the treadle 49, thereby contracting the expansibleend 27 of the last supporting spindle by compressing the spring 33, andthen engages the last pin socket 26 with the contracted end of the lastsupporting spindle. The last and its shoe are now locked or held to thelast supporting spindle but in position projecting to the right of theend portions of the leg plates. The operator now takes his foot from thetreadle and has both hands free to manipulate the upper portion of theshoe and hold it straight without wrinkles and then, by pushing uponsaid upper, forces the last supporting spindle 25 to the left againstthe tension of the spring 59, thereby preventing the lining or otherparts of the shoe getting under the edges of the leg plates and smoothlyarranging the upper and lining about said plates. As the lasted shoe isthus forced to the left or into operative position, the cone or crown ofthe last engages the pins 21, 22 and allows the front and side legportions to move inward into close contact with the sides of the last,as hereinbefore described, and the lock 40 at the proper time engageswith the teeth 38 on the last supporting spindle to hold the parts inposition in the ironing or dressing operation. In ironing or dressingthe shoe, the hand wheel 4:

may be turned to bring the proper parts of the shoe into convenientposition.

To release the shoe from its position for finishing, as above described,the operator places his foot upon the treadle 49 which causes the trip53 to actuate the trip finger 63 and disengage the lock 40 from theteeth of the last supporting spindle 25, whereupon the spring 59, actingupon the arm 55 of the bell crank will tend to move the last supportingspindle to its outward or projecting position, and continued pressure onthe treadle will force the end expander 28 longitudinally of the lastsupporting spindle and unlock or contract its expansible end.

As will be evident, it is not necessary in all cases to employ means forexpanding the front end opening of the leg plates to receive the top orcrown of the last, since the leg plates, regardless of their specificcharacter, are or may be formed with capacity to spring apart at theirends as the last is moved into position and to snugly embrace the last,and when no expanding means is employed the operative simply forces thelast and shoe backward until the last is in position between the ends ofthe leg plates. In such cases, also, the spindle is pushedlongitudinally with the last in the pin socket of which it is secured,and is finally locked in its rear position holding the last for thefinishing operation.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. Anironing and dressing jack having a leg portion, a last supportingspindle provided with an expansible end portion to engage the last pinsocket of a last, means acting normally to hold the said spindle withits expansible end in projected or last re ceiving position and topermit said spindle to be moved longitudinally of the leg into retractedposition, and means to automatically expand the end of the lastsupporting spindle.

2. An ironing and dressing jack having a leg portion, a longitudinallymovable last supporting spindle provided with an expansible end portionto engage the pin socket of a last, means acting normally to project theexpansible end portion of the spindle for engaging with the pin socketof a last, and means for contracting and expanding the end portion ofthe spindle while in projected position.

3. An ironing and dressing jack having a leg portion, a last supportingspindle having an expansible end portion to engage the pin socket of alast, means for expanding and contracting the expansible end portion,and means for permitting movement of the spindle and its expansible endlongitudinally of the leg portion by pressure upon the lasted shoe.

4. An ironing and dressing jack having a last supporting spindle, an endexpander movable with said spindle to expand the end portion of saidspindle, and means permitting movement of the spindle and end expanderlongitudinally with relation to each other to expand the end portion ofthe spindle and longitudinally together to move the spindle and expanderinto position for the ironing operation.

5. An ironing and dressing jack having a last supporting spindleprovided with a deflected or bent and expansible end portion, an endexpander movable with said spindle to expand the end portion 01" saidspindle, and means permitting movement of the spindle and end expanderlongitudinally with relation to each other to expand the end portion ofthe spindle and longitudinally together to move the spindle and expanderinto position for the ironing operation.

6. An ironing and dressing jack, having front and side leg platesadapted to embrace the cone or crown of a last, a last supportingspindle having an expansible end portion to engage the pin socket of alast, and means acting normally to maintain the last supporting spindlein projecting or last receiving position and permitting the said spindleand expansible end portion to be moved longitudinally to carry the coneor crown of the last between the ends of the said leg plates.

7. An ironing and dressing jack having front and side leg plates adaptedto embrace the cone or crown of a last, a last supporting spindle havingan expansible end portion to engage the pin socket 01" a last, and meansacting normally to maintain the last supporting spindle in projecting orlast receiving position with its expansible end portion expanded andpermitting the said spindle and expansible end portion to be movedlongitudinally to carry the cone or crown of the last between the endsof the said leg plates.

8. An ironing and dressing jack, having front and side leg platesadapted to embrace the cone or crown of a last, a last supportingspindle having an expansible end portion to engage the pin socket of alast, means acting normally to maintain the last supporting spindle inprojecting or last receiving position with its expansible end portionexpanded and permitting the said spindle and expansible end portion tobe moved longitudinally to carry the cone or crown of the last betweenthe ends of the said leg plates, and means to contract the expansibleend portion while so projected to engage the pin socket of a last.

E). An ironing and dressing jack naving a last supporting spindlemovable longitudinally and provided with an expansible end toengage thepin socket of a last, an end expander, a spring acting normally toexpand the end of the spindle, and yielding means for holding thespindle and its expansible end in projected or receiving position.

10. An ironing and dressing jack having a longitudinally movable lastsupporting spindle provided with an expansible end to @engage the pinsocket of a last, an end expander, a spring acting normally to expandthe end or the spindle, yielding means for holding the spindle and itsexpansible end in projected or receiving position, and means forcontracting the expansible end of the spindle in opposition to saidspring.

11. An ironing and dressing jack having a leg portion, a last supportingspindle provided with an expansible end portion for engaging the pinsocket of a last, means acting normally to expand said end portion,yielding means acting normally to maintain the expansible end of thelast supporting spindle projected or in last receiving position andpermitting the spindle to be moved to position the last with respect tothe leg portion, and a lock to hold the parts in said position.

12. An ironing and dressing jack having a leg portion, a last supportingspindle provided with an expansible end portion for engaging the pinsocket of a last, means acting normally to expand said end portion, atreadle for contracting said end portion, and yielding means actingnormally to maintain the expansible end of the spindle in last receivingposition.

13. An ironing and dressing jack having a last supporting spindleprovided with an expansible and deflected end portion to engage the pinsocket of a last, an end expander movable longitudinally of thesupporting spindle and having a deflected end portion, and means formoving the end expander to expand and contract the end portion of thespindle.

14:. An ironing and dressing jack having leg plates adapted to embracethe cone or crown of a last, a last supportini' spindle having anexpansible end, means to expand the end of the last supporting spindlein the pin socket of a last, and means permitting movement of the lastsupporting spindle and engaged last between the end portions of the legplates.

15. An ironing and dressing jack having leg plates adapted to embracethe cone or crown of a last, means for separating said plates to permitthe cone or crown of the last to go between them, a last supportingspindle having an expansible end, means to expand the end of the lastsupporting spindle in the pin socket of a last, and means permittingmovement of the last supporting spindle and engaged last between the endportions of the leg plates.

16. An ironing or dressing ack, comprising leg plates, means actingnormally to separate the ends of said plates to permit the cone or crownof a last to go between them, and a last supporting spindle to support alast, said means being operative by the last as it is moved toward theleg plates to permit said plates to close upon the last.

17. An ironing or dressing jack, comprising leg plates, means actingnormally to separate the ends of said plates to permit the cone or crownof a last to go between them, and a last supporting spindle to support alast and having an expansible end, said means being operative by thelast as it moves toward the leg plates to permit said plates to closeupon the last.

18. An ironing and dressing jack having leg plates adapted to embracethe top or crown of a last, and a spindle having an end portion toengage the pin socket of a last to connect the last and spindle, saidlast and spindle being movable together in a direction longitudinally ofthe spindle to carry and position the top or crown of the last betweenthe end portions of the leg plates.

19. An ironing and dressing jack having yielding leg plates adapted toembrace the top or crown of a last, and a spindle having an end portionto engage the pin socket of a last to connect the last and spindle, saidlast and spindle being movable together in a direction longitudinally ofthe spindle to carry and position the top or crown of the last betweenthe end portions of the leg plates.

20. An ironing and dressing jack having front and side leg platesadapted to embrace the top or crown of a last, and a spindle having anend portion to engage the pin socket of a last to connect the last andspindle, said last and spindle being movable together in a directionlongitudinally of the spindle to carry and position the top or crown ofthe last between the end portions of the leg plates.

21. An ironing and dressing jack comprising a last supporting spindlehaving an expansible end portion to engage and interlock with the pinsocket of a last, leg plates having end portions to embrace the top orcrown of the last, and means permitting movement of the spindle and itsexpansible end portion in a direction longitudinally of the spindle bypressure upon the shoe to carry the top or crown of the last between theends of the leg plates.

22. An ironing and dressing jack having leg plates adapted to embracethe top or crown of the last, a last supporting spindle having anexpansible end portion to engage the pin socket of a last, and meansacting normally to maintain the last supporting spindle in projected orlast receiving position and permitting the said spind e and expansibleend portion to be moved longitudinally to carry the top or crown of thelast between the ends of the leg plates.

23. An ironing and dressing jack comprising a barrel portion, leg platesconnected thereto and adapted to receive between their ends the top orcrown of a last, a last supporting spindle having an expansible endportion to engage the pin socket of a last and extending longitudinallyin the space embraced by the leg plates, and means permitting thespindle to be moved longitudinally to carry the top or crown of the lastbetween the ends of the leg plates.

24:. An ironing and dressing jack comprising a barrel portion, a frontleg plate and side leg plates projecting from the barrel and adapted toreceive the top or crown of the last between their end portions, a lastsupporting spindle having an end portion extending beyond the ends ofthe leg plates and adapted to engage the pin socket of the last, andmeans permitting the last supporting spindle to be moved longitudinallyto carry the top or crown of the last between the end portions of theleg plates.

25. An ironing and dressing jack com prising a barrel portion, a frontleg plate and side leg plates projecting from the barrel and adapted toreceive the top or crown of the last between their end portions, a lastsupporting spindle having an end portion extending beyond the ends ofthe leg plates and adapted to engage the pin socket of the last, meanspermitting the last supporting spindle to be moved longitudinally tocarry the top or crown of the last between the end portions of the legplates, and means to expand the outer portions of the leg plates toreceive the last.

26. An ironing and dressing jack comprising a barrel portion, front andside leg plates projecting from said barrel portion, the front leg plateextending continuously from the sides of the leg over the front thereof,and the side leg plates having overlapping relation with the sideportions of the front leg plate, and a last supporting spindle having anend portion to engage the pin socket of a last, and means permittingrelative longitudinal movement of the leg plates and spindle to carrythe top or crown of the last between the end portions of the leg plates.

27. In an ironing and dressing jack, the combination of leg platesadapted to receive the top or crown of a last between their outer endportions, a last supporting spindle having an expansible end forengagement with the pin socket of a last, and means permitting relativelongitudinal movement of the leg plates and spindle to carry the top orcrown of a last between the ends of the leg plates.

28. In an ironing and dressing jack, the combination of leg platesadapted to receive the top or crown of alast between their outer endportions, a last supporting spindle having an expansible end forengagement with the pin socket of a last, means for expanding the endportion of the spin dle,-and means permitting relative longitudinalmovement of the leg plates and spindle to carry the top or crown of alast between the ends of the leg plates.

29. In an ironing and dressing jack, the combination of leg platesadapted to receive the top or crown of a last between their outer endportions, a last supporting spindle having an expansible end portion toengage the pin socket of a last, a spring acting normally to project theexpansible end portion of the spindle, means acting normally to maintainthe end portion of the spindle in expanded condition, and operativec011- trolled means to contract the expansible end portion of thespindle while in projected position to permit the engagement of the lastpin socket therewitln 30. In an ironing and dressing jack, thecombination of leg plates adapted to receive the top or crown of a lastbetween their outer end portions, a last supporting spindle having anexpansible and deflected end portion to engage the pin socket of a last,a spring acting normally to project the expansible end portion of thespindle, means acting normally to maintain the end portion of thespindle in expanded condition, and operative controlled means tocontract the expansible end portion of the spindle while in projectedposition to permit the engagement of the last pin socket therewith.

31. In an ironing and dressing ack, a leg portion, a last supportingspindle extending longitudinally thereof, an end expander extendinglongitudinally of the last supporting spindle, means acting between thespindle and expander to normally maintain the end of the spindle inexpanded condition, and means permitting the last supporting spindle andexpander to be moved longitudinally together to position the last forthe ironing or finishing operation.

32. In an ironing and dressing ack, a leg portion, a last supportingspindle extending longitudinally thereof, an end expander extendinglongitudinally of the last supporting spindle, means acting between thespindle and expander to normally maintain the end of the spindle inexpanded condition, means to relatively move the spindle and expander tocontract the end of the spindle, and means permitting the lastsupporting spindle and expander to be moved longitudinally together toposition the last for the ironing or finishing operation.

33. An ironing and dressing ack comprising a last supporting spindlehaving an expansible end portion to engage and interlock with the pinsocket of a last, leg plates having end portions to embrace the top orcrown of the last, means permitting movement of the spindle and itsexpansible end portion in a direction longitudinally of the spindle bypressure upon the shoe to carry the top or crown of the last between theends of the leg plates, and means acting to lock the spindle when pushedto retracted position.

34. An ironing and dressing jack comprising a last supporting spindlehaving an expansible end portion to engage and interlock with the pinsocket of a last, leg plates having end portions to embrace the top orcrown of the last, means permitting movement of the spindle and itsexpansible end portion in a direction longitudinally of the spindle bypressure upon the shoe to carry the top or crown of the last between theends of the leg plates, and means to prevent relative rotative movementof the last supporting spindle and leg plates.

An ironing and dressing jack comprising a last supporting spindle havingan expansible end portion to engage and interlock with the pin socket ofa last, leg plates having end portions to embrace the top or crown ofthe last, means to prevent relative rotative movement of the leg platesand spindle, means to permit combined rotation of the leg plates andspindle, and means permitting movement of the spindle and its expansibleend portion in a direction longitudinally of the spindle by pressureupon the shoe to carry the top or crown of the last between the ends ofthe leg plates.

36. An ironing and dressing ack having leg plates adapted to receive thetop or crown of a last between their free ends, a last supportingspindle having an end portion to engage and hold a last, meanspermitting relative longitudinal movement of the last supporting spindleand leg plates to position a last between the ends of said plates, andmeans to relatively move the last supporting spindle and leg plates in adirection at an angle to the longitudinal movement.

37. In an ironing and dressing jack, the combination of a leg portioncomprising front and rear leg members adapted to receive the top orcrown of a last between their free end portions, a last supportingspindle having an end portion to engage and hold a last, meanspermitting relative longitudinal movement of the last supporting spindleand leg members, and means for relatively moving the last supportingspindle and front leg member in a direction transversely between thefront and back of the leg portion.

38. In an ironing and dressing jack, the combination of leg membersadapted to'receive the top or crown of a last between their ends, a lastsupporting spindle having a normally expanded end portion, means toretract the end portion to engage the pin socket of a last, and meanspermitting relative longitudinal movement of the last supporting spindleand leg members to position a last between the ends of said leg members.

39.'In an ironing and dressing jack, the combination of leg membersadapted to receive the top or crown of a last between their ends, a lastsupporting spindle having a normally expanded end portion, means toretract the end portion to engage the pin socket of a last, meanspermitting relative longitudinal movement of the last supporting spindleand leg members to position a last between the ends of said leg members,and a lock for holding the parts in related position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of 20 two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS Gr. PLANT.

VVit-nesses AMELIA M. Ross, EDWARD H. J. COOK.

